I recently read the book "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger. This was her first novel and it's lovely. I had several friends recommend the book to me and when I saw my mom had a copy of it, I decided to borrow it and give it a try. It was a very unique and enchanting love story. The main characters are Clare Abshire and Henry DeTamble. Henry is a time traveler...but time traveling is not all it's cracked up to be! He can't control how or when he time travels...it's more like a disease or sickness than a talent or gift. Henry and Clare are eight years apart in age, but starting from the time she is about 6 years old, her future husband Henry travels back to spend time with her! They are soul mates and know each very well and at many different ages. Their love story is powerful and very unusual. The narrative is in the first person, but changes back and forth between Henry and Clare. At the beginning of a paragraph or chapter it will say either "CLARE" or "HENRY" and then you know who is speaking...sometimes you get to see the same moment presented from each of their perspectives, which I found very interesting. It's a love story, but it's also very compelling and complex...even suspenseful at times! Also at the top of each chapter it says the date and age of the characters to help you keep track as Henry moves through time. The book met with wonderful reviews in the US and is currently being made into a movie starring Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana.
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